SIMPLE PAST

TENSE
by Teacher Brenda
 TO TALK ABOUT COMPLETED ACTIONS THAT
HAPPENED IN A TIME BEFORE NOW.
Uses Presentations are communication tools that can be used as demonstr, lectures, speeches, reports, and more. It is mostly presentedbfore an audience.

TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE

THAT EXISTED BEFORE.
Affirmative Sentences

Subject + verb in past + complement + .

verb to be in past

Examples:
You worked very hard.
They ate the entire pizza.
We were at the park.
NOTE
The past form of the verb to be are the following:

Is: was
Are: were
Am: was
 REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
REGULAR

You just have to add -ied, -ed, and -d at the end of the verb:
-ied: for verbs that ends with y.
-ed: for verbs that ends in consonants.
-d: for verbs that ends in vowels.

Live - Lived
Stop - Stopped
Study - Studied
 REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
REGULAR

If a verb of one syllable ends in consonant-vowel-consonant, you have to double the

last letter and add -ed:
Chat - Chatted
If the last syllable of a longer verb is stressed and ends in consonant-vowel-
consonant, double the last consonant and add "ed":
incur - incurred
If the final consonant is "w," "x," or "y," don't double it:
sew - sewed
play - played
fix - fixed
 REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS

IRREGULAR

They change their spelling or they stay the same but change their pronunciation:

Eat - Ate
Begin - Began
Cut - Cut
Do - Did
Swim - Swam
 Negative Sentences

Subject + did not (didn't) + verb simple form + complement + .

Examples:
She didn't watch the movie yesterday.
We didn't go to the party on Saturday.
 NOTES
You cannot use the past form of verbs (regular
and irregular) in negative sentences, questions
and answers because we are using DID on them.
You have to use the simple form (present) of the
verbs.
Did is the past form of do.
You can either use did not or didn't.
Yes/No Questions

Did + subject + verb simple form + complement + ?

Examples:
Did you read that book?
Didn't you play soccer?
Yes/No Answers
Positive: Yes + , + subject + did + .
Negative: No + , + subject + did not / didn't + .

Examples:
Yes, I did.
No, they didn't.
Wh- Questions

Wh- + did + subject + verb simple form + complement + ?

Examples:
Where did you go to school?
Who did you meet at the party?
NOTE
Remeber that when a question starts
with a wh- word, we have to answer it
with complete sentences (affirmative
or negative) of the tense.
FOR EXAMPLE
What did you do on your last vacation?
I went to Peru.

Why did you choose that watch?

Because it was nice.